Hailing from a long line of explorers, Vradok seeks to rekindle the earlier glory his family once knew as pioneers in the outer fringes of the black. However, the wealth those previous family icons generated has long since run dry. So Vradok plies the space lanes mining and moving commodities too, while funding his exploration ventures. He is well aware of the dangers out here too, so he keeps his combat skills honed as well, Many of those nefarious spacers who tried to take Vradok's cargoes by force have felt the bite of an autocannon or two--some didn't live to recount the experience. For now, he avoids the corporate conglomerates and their rigid structure. Freedom to explore where he wants is how his family succeeded in generations past, and Vradok intends to follow in his ancestor's footsteps. But funds are running low...